Bath implement



Patented July 11, 1950 JosephxDelle Chiaie,v Clif.ton,'N. .L

lipplication'March 19, 194's, -serls1 No. 583;404

. 1 "This invention relates to "bath appliances and l't ha's for itsob'jectto provide arr-appliance which wil-l'act'to spray the skin surface and at the same timeeffect scrubbing of such surface by rotation f the part'which acts to spray; "which may he inexpensively constructed and light "in'weight, as

when mainly composed of some plastic material; gand whose parts are readily capable ofbeingas- *semb'led and disassembled.

Inthe drawings,

Fig. I is a view of the appliance "partly inverti'cal section, partly in elevation and'partly'shown "by dotted lines;

' "Fig. "2 is a-view showing fragments .of the propeller and upper-spray-head sectionythe latter in aelevation'and the former insec'tion; 1 Fig. -3*is-a view of the appliancemalnly in sectzon' in a horizontal plane cutting the propeller; Fig. 4 -is afragmentary plan of the upper spray- Fhead'section'; and a j Fig; 5'showsth'e post 3 and bottom'wall of th 'body part respectively side elevation and in "section;

'E'isfilividedby a horizontalwall-2 into an upwardly openupper chamber la and a downwardly open lower chamber 111171116 latter being here appre- T'ciablyshal lower than chamber la. "Upstanding from'wall 2 is a central tubular-post 3 h'avinga ff'rom'sp'ace 1ato the pore 3b of-the post. A "water-admittingnozzle 4 projects from the body part of 'the housing in -tangential relation thereto and is corrugated externally, as *atda, so as ito "receive and form asea lir-ig -fit--witl 1 #a rub'ber hose jfsnitablywonnected with a supply faucett 'I h-e cylinder orhousing-fi'scompleted-bye cover-or endiWa'l-I -{E having a central opening 5a and a depen ding outer fiange- 5b which fits snugly I over it 'uppermarginof saidhody part" I andmaybe *w,hich*to'gether "provide a water chamber a, 'the "l'otversction having a central water-intakeport perse'd "spray-outlets and upstanding brush neness, L T

propeller 1 includes a tubular stem 8 which I ;penerraesess 'closely fits opening fia inwover 'i *and isfiburnaled pnandsnngly fits the postwandelfl If, es indicated, the appliance lssto ,laedormEd ea d tl'le-u'pper section'hav'ing groups "of. inter- 4 1Glaims. (Cl. -299i.67

*rests at its lower BildDIliW'zIIl 2,.zand atsuch. lower endflha s a series of notches 8a forming iports adapted onrrotation of the propeller to register with the port 3a successively, to admit to the passage formedby the bores of the port and stem water inflowing via the nozzle. The propeller alsoxincludes blades "9 radiallyprojecting fromnits E andsaid receptacle-having a central opening l-Obsurrounded by a flange Iflc which depends through-the opening 57, in cover 5 and is snugly .fitted to the stem 8, to which it is detachably connected in :some way, as by a bayonet-joint ,formedx-by-studssuch as 81;, on said stem "and angular slots may in flange HJc. The upper sec- :tion of the spray head is an inverted shallow member I2 whose'depending marginal flange |-2a .fits snugly in the flange lea of the receptacle Ill and to which it is-detachably connected, here as by a bayonet-jointformed by studs, as IS, on its flange [2a and angular slots 14 in the flange 10a.

,Thehorizontal or top ;wall.of this section is provided with spray-outlets I5 and upstanding brush-bristles 1 6, interspersed in some way, as by ,being arranged inradial groups alternating with .eachother, as shown in Fig.v 4.

The lower'chamber lb of body part 'lis tore- .ceiye ,a, disk-shaped cake of soap [1 snuglyand hence: firmly established therein.

Sod-long as; the cover 5 remains interlocked at -,---l with the body part of the cylinder orihousmgsand so long asthe spray-head is interlocked,

asat Sb-lfid with the stem 8, or so that the .-;spray-head;and the propeller remain a unit, such ,unit will be confined against upward displace- :ment from the cylinder or housing by contact/ ef El e riropeller bladesiwithsaid cover, as shown in Whenwater is admitted via: intakeA ind enters chamber la it rotates the propeller and asits ports successively pass the post 3a the water flows into and up through post3-ancl stem'B into the water-chamber a of the spray-head from; whence lating in the housing, wherefore the'brushingaction of the spray-head is rotative. By inverting the'appliance thesoap-cake 11 maybe applied .17 the skin.

generally of some light and inexpensive material, as of plastic, and if access to the propeller is at any time to be had, such advantages will be possible if, as shown, the parts are separable.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim is:

1. A spraying implement including a housing substantially in the form of a right circular cylinder, the housing providing a liquid chamber therewithin, said housing having a liquid intake connected thereto, said housing having a rear end wall and a forward end wall spaced from the rear end wall, the end walls being located in planes substantially at right angles to theaxis. of the cylindrical wall of the housing, the rear substantially in the form of a right circular cylinder, the housing providing a liquid chamber end wall having a bearing substantially centrally thereof, the front wall of the housing having a central opening, a propeller within the housing,

said propeller comprising a central hollow shaft coaxial with the housing and blades aifixed thereto, the rear end of the shaft being supported by the bearing on the rear end wall of the housing, there being at least one opening in the propeller shaft, said opening communicating with the liquid chamber in the housing, a chambered spraypropeller shaft and housing, the rear end wall of the spray-head lying parallel to and close to the forward end wall of the housing, the rear end wall of the spray head having an opening centrally thereof, means at the opening in the rear end wall of the spray-head forming a joint connecting the spray-head to. the forward end of the hollow propeller shaft, the central opening in the forward end wall of the housing forming a bearing supporting the forward end of the propeller shaft and the spray-head.

2. A spraying implement including a housing substantially in the form of a right circular cylinder, the housing providing a liquid chamber ftherewithin, said housing having a liquid intake connected thereto, said housing having a rear end wall and a forward end wall spaced from the rear end wall, the end walls being located in planes substantially at right angles to the axis of the cylindrical 'wall of the housing, the rear end wall having substantially centrally thereof an inwardly facing bearing member normal thereto, the bearing member extending inwardly of the housing for but a portion of the distance between the end walls of the housing, the front wall of the housing having a central opening, a propeller within the housing, said propeller comprising a central hollow shaft coaxial with the housing and blades afiixed thereto, the rear end of the shaft telescoping the bearing member on the rear end wall of the housing, there being at least one opening in the propeller shaft, said opening communicating with the liquid chamber in the housing at one point in the revolution of the shaft, a chambered spray-head, having spray-outlets on its forward end wall around the axis of the housing, connected to the forward end of the central propeller shaft, said sprayhead being in the form of a hollow disc of right circular cylindrical shape and of substantially the same diameter as the housing, the sprayhead being connected coaxially of the propeller therewithin, said housing having a liquid intake end wall and a forward end wall spaced from the rear end wall, the end walls being located in planes substantially at right angles to the axis of the cylindrical wall of the housing, the rear end wall having substantially centrally thereof an inwardly facing tube normal thereto, the tube extending inwardly of the housing for but a portion of the distance between the end walls of the housing, the front wall of the housing having a central opening, a propeller within the housing, said propeller comprising a central hollow shaft and blades affixed thereto, the rear end of the shaft telescoping the tube on the rear end wall of the housing, the propeller shaft and the tube having at least one opening in each, said openbeing in the form of a hollow disc of right circular cylindrical shape and of substantially the same diameter as the housing, the spray-head being connected coaxially of the propeller shaft and housing, the rear end wall of the sprayj-head lying parallel to and substantially contacting the forward end wall of the housing, the

rear end wall of the spray-head having an opening centrally thereof, means at the opening in the rear end wall of the spray-head forming a joint connecting the spray-head to the forward end of the hollow propeller shaft, said joint extending through and snugly fitting the central opening in the forward end wall of the housing to form a bearing for the forward end of the propeller shaft.

4. A spraying implement including a housing substantially in the form of a right circular cylinder the housing providing a liquid chamber therewithin, said housing having a liquid intake connected to the sidewall thereof substantially tangentially to such sidewall, said housing having a rear end wall and a forward end wall spaced from the rear end wall, the end walls being 10- catedjin planes substantially at right angles 'to the axis of the cylindrical wall of the housing,

zthe rear end wall having substantially centrally thereof anv inwardly facing tube normal thereto,

.the tube extending inwardly of the housing for but a portion of the distance between the end .walls of the housing, the front wall of the housing having a central opening, a propeller within the housing, said propeller comprising a central hollow shaft and generally radial blades affixed thereto, the rear end of the shaft telescoping the tube on the rear end wall of the housing, the

propeller shaft and the tube having at least one 5 opening in each, said openings communicating with each other, the bore in the hollow shaft, and the liquid chamber in the housing, at one point in the revolution of the shaft, a chambered spray-head, having spray-outlets on its forward end wall around the axis of the housing, connected to the forward end of the central propeller shaft, said spray-head being in the form of a hollow disc of right circular cylindrical shape and of substantially the same diameter as the housing, the spray-head being connected coaxially of the propeller shaft and housing, the rear end wall of the spray-head lying parallel to and substantially contacting the forward end wall of the housing, the rear end wall of the spray-head having an opening centrally thereof, a flange surrounding the opening in the rear end wall of the spray-head, said flange being normal to such rear end wall of the spray-head and directed into the opening in the forward wall of the housing, said 2 flange surrounding the forward end of the central propeller shaft, the flange extending through and snugly fitting the central opening in the forward end wall of the housing to form a bearing for the forward end of the propeller shaft.

JOSEPH DELLE CHIAIE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 46,167 Welham Jan. 31, 1865 890,405 Clark June 9, 1908 1,055,572 Thompson Mar. 11, 1913 1,305,358 Hapgood June 3, 1919 1,596,361 Landgren Aug. 17, 1926 1,604,500 Tannenbaum Oct. 2 1926 1.649.677 Ferrari Nov. 15. 1927 

